British Superbike Championship Support Series

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The British Supersport Championship, National Superstock 1000 & 600 and the British Motostar Championship are the four main championship series that are run as support races alongside the British Superbike Championship. In 2012 the Motostar category replaced the defunct category that had been running since the start of the British Superbike Championship in 1988, Motostar was open to both 125 and 250 machines similar to Moto 3 machines. The Supersport racing started in 1989 and is a class comprising 600cc Motorcycles that are allowed racing modifications and custom tuning. It wasn't until 2000 that the Superstock 1000 category replaced the defunct category, with the Superstock 600 championship being the newest addition on the support series in 2008. In 2010 the Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 categories also supported the British rounds of the Superbike World Championship and the Moto GP both at Silverstone.

British Supersport Championship[]

British Supersport Championship
SportMotorcycle sport
No. of teams4 manufacturers (Kawasaki, MV Agusta, Triumph, Yamaha)
Most recent
champion(s)		Rory Skinner

British Supersport Championship is a support series to the British Superbike Championship (BSB). Until 2011 the British Supersport championship ran a single race at every BSB event, since then it has been expanded and now runs two rounds every BSB event. The machines are 600cc production bikes that are allowed a set amount of tuning and aftermarket parts. The BSS championship is seen as a stepping stone for the younger talent to go up to the British Superbike Championship, riders such as: Tom Sykes, Cal Crutchlow and Leon Camier having come through this championship in the past.

Scoring system[]

Current points system
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Current bike models[]

British Supersport champions[]

Year Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref
Supersport 600 Yamaha [1]
Supersport 600 John Reynolds Kawasaki [2]
Supersport 600 Ian Simpson Yamaha [3]
Supersport 600 Honda [4]
Supersport 600 Jim Moodie Honda [5]
Supersport 600 Ian Simpson Honda [6]
Supersport 600 Mike Edwards Honda [7]
Supercup Thunderbike Dave Heal Honda [8]
Supersport 600 Honda [9]
Supersport 600 Suzuki [10]
Supersport 600 Suzuki [11]
Supersport Jim Moodie Yamaha [12]
Supersport Karl Harris Suzuki [13]
Supersport Stuart Easton Ducati [14]
Supersport Karl Harris Honda [15]
Supersport Karl Harris Honda Harris Finished on 232 points with 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 rides [16]
Supersport Leon Camier Honda Camier finished with 202 points including 4 wins and 2 DNFs in 13 racers [17]
Supersport Cal Crutchlow Honda Crutchlow won the title easily with 242 Points 6 wins and 2 DNFs from 13 races [18]
Supersport Michael Laverty Suzuki [19]
Supersport Glen Richards Triumph Richards collected a total of 240 points with 4 wins and 0 DNFs from 12 races [20]
2009 Supersport Steve Plater Honda 215 Points with 4 wins [21]
2010 Supersport Sam Lowes Honda [22]
2011 Supersport Alastair Seeley Suzuki [23]
2012 Supersport Glen Richards Triumph [24]
2013 Supersport Stuart Easton Yamaha [25]
2014 Supersport Billy McConnell Triumph [26]
2015 Supersport Triumph [27]
Supersport Tarran Mackenzie Kawasaki [28]
Supersport Yamaha [29]
Supersport Yamaha [30]
Supersport Yamaha [31]
Supersport Rory Skinner Yamaha [32]
Supersport Jack Kennedy Kawasaki [33]

British GP2 Cup[]

British GP2 Cup
SportMotorcycle sport
Inaugural season2018
No. of teams4 manufacturers (Kalex, Spirit, Harris, Chassis Factory)
Most recent
champion(s)		Charlie Nesbitt

The British GP2 Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Quattro Group British GP2 Cup, is a support series to the British Superbike Championship (BSB).

Founded in 2018, the series races alongside the British Supersport Championship, although the two have separate classifications.

The bikes have prototype chassis like those used in Moto2 and use full-slick tyres (unlike Supersport), but their engines must adhere to Superstock600 regulations, with an output limit of 128hp.

Mason Law is the reigning champion having claimed the 2020 title racing for Spirit Moto Corsa. The previous two champions Kyle Ryde (2019) and Josh Owens (2018) raced for Team Kovara Projects RS Racing aboard Kalex machinery.

British GP2 Cup winners[]

Year Rider Motorcycle Ref
Kalex [30]
Kyle Ryde Kalex [31]
Spirit [32]
Charlie Nesbitt Kalex [34]

National Superstock 1000 Championship[]

National Superstock 1000 Championship
SportMotorcycle sport
No. of teams6 manufacturers (Aprilia, BMW, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha)
Most recent
champion(s)		Tom Neave

The National Superstock 1000 Championship is a support race for the British Superbike Championship, the superstock 1000 meaning that all the bikes have to be of a stock spec. This means that racing is much cheaper than in other categories as such this category gets many more entrants than any other class on the BSB grid.

National Superstock 1000 champions[]

Year Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref
Paul Young 236 Points [13]
David Jefferies 237 Points [35]
178 Points [36]
214 Points [37]
194 Points [38]
216 Points [39]
Glen Richards Yamaha 223 Points [40]
Honda 273 points & Won 8 of the 12 races [20]
Alastair Seeley Suzuki 241 Points, won the first 9 meetings, moving to Superbike class for the last 2 races [21]
Jon Kirkham BMW [22]
BMW [23]
BMW [23]
Kawasaki [24]
Hudson Kennaugh Kawasaki [25]
Kawasaki [26]
Kawasaki [27]
Taylor Mackenzie BMW [41]
Kawasaki [42]
BMW [43]
Suzuki [44]
BMW [45]
Honda

National Superstock 600 Championship[]

National Superstock 600 Championship
SportMotorcycle sport
No. of teams4 manufacturers (Kawasaki, MV Agusta, Triumph, Yamaha)
Most recent
champion(s)

The National Superstock 600 Championship is a support race for the British Superbike Championship, the superstock 600 meaning that all the bikes have to be of a pretty stock spec, meaning the bikes that are produced to ride for the public, with a maximum engine size of 600cc.

National Superstock 600 champions[]

Year Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref
Yamaha 207 with 1 win [20]
Jamie Hamilton Kawasaki 165 with 2 wins [21]
Yamaha 3 wins, 5 pole positions [22]
2011 Yamaha [23]
Kawasaki [24]
Luke Hedger Kawasaki [25]
Kyle Ryde Yamaha [26]
Kawasaki [27]
Kawasaki [46]
Yamaha [47]
Yamaha [48]
Triumph [49]
Kawasaki [50]

Moto3 Motostar British Championship[]

Moto3 Motostar British Championship
SportMotorcycle sport
No. of teams3 manufacturers (KTM, Honda, Mahindra)
Most recent
champion(s)
Scott Ogden (Standard)

The British Motostar Championship was a support race for the British Superbike Championship, this class developed from the defunct 125cc category. At the end of the 2015 season the 125cc class ended and the newer 250cc Moto3 bikes were allowed in this class as a way of a stepping stone to the Moto3 class at world championship level which runs 250cc Moto3 bikes.

125cc Motostar British champions[]

Year Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref
125cc Robin Appleyard 306 Points [8]
125cc Darren Barton Honda 204 Points [9]
125cc Honda 159 Points [10]
125cc Darren Barton Honda 205 Points [11]
125cc Honda 168 Points [12]
125cc Leon Camier 178 Points, beating Casey Stoner to the title by 3 points [13]
125cc Chris Martin 289 Points [35]
125cc 183 Points [36]
125cc 224 Points [37]
125cc 197 Points [38]
125cc Daniel Cooper 207 Points [39]
125cc Luke Jones 249 Points [40]
125cc Matthew Hoyle Honda 190 points winning 6 of the 12 Races [20]
2009 125cc James Lodge Honda 182 points winning only 1 race of 12 [21]
2010 125cc James Lodge Honda [22]
2011 125cc Kyle Ryde Honda [23]
125cc Luke Hedger 185 Points [24]
125cc 208 Points [25]
125cc Honda 208 Points [26]
125cc Honda 208 Points [27]

Moto3 Motostar British champions[]

Year Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref
250cc 214 Points [25]
250cc 225 Points [26]
250cc Scott Deroue KTM 473 Points [27]
250cc KTM [51]
250cc Tom Booth-Amos KTM [52]
250cc KTM [53]
250cc KTM [54]

Moto3 Standard Motostar British champions[]

Year Class Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref
250cc Honda [51]
250cc Honda [52]
250cc Honda [53]
250cc Scott Ogden Honda [54]

KTM British Junior Cup[]

KTM British Junior Cup
SportMotorcycle sport
No. of teams1 manufacturer (KTM)
Most recent
champion(s)
Official websitehttp://www.ktmrccup.com/

The KTM British Junior Cup was a support race for the British Superbike Championship, open to riders 13-18-years old. Every rider lined up on an identical 'Cup' variation of the KTM RC390. The series gave equal opportunity and level playing field for emerging talent across eight events incorporating 20 points-scoring races. Former MCE BSB rider Steve Plater was the Series ambassador.

In 2015 at the Snetterton Circuit, Thomas Strudwick became the youngest ever rider to win a British Championship Race at 13 years, 247 days beating previous record holder Kyle Ryde.

The was won by 15 year old Aaron Wright from Northern Ireland. Wright secured the title with 3 races to spare following 11 wins from 15 completed races and a total of 298 points.[55]

KTM British Junior Cup champions[]

Year Rider Motorcycle Notes Ref
2015 KTM 304 points [27]
KTM 298 points [56]
KTM 380 points [57]

British Junior Supersport Championship[]

British Junior Supersport Championship
SportMotorcycle sport
No. of teams3 manufacturers (Kawasaki, KTM, Yamaha)
Most recent
champion(s)		Jake Nixon

British Junior Supersport champions[]

Year Rider Motorcycle Ref
Kawasaki [58]
Kawasaki [59]
Kawasaki [60]
2021 Jake Nixon Yamaha [61]

See also[]

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